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indiana jones & the temple of the komodo dragon

one of our new year resolutions is to do less tv. as we looked at ourselves we became more and more a part of our couches & spending way too much time watching television on an account of tiredness or some other excuse. so, with this new year we are turning off the tv for three days of the week. our chosen days are sunday, monday, & wednesday. we are not allowed to alternate the television for more computer time or tv program on the computer, but we can use the tv if we are making use of our wii-fit.

i however am making a bit of an exception today. i watched my buddy dixon & kids feature presentation of “indiana jones & the temple of the komodo dragon.” they started this project some time back & posting a bunch of teasers. its one of the coolest family projects i’ve ever seen… even if i’m not supposed to be watching tv today.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Komodo Dragon from Dixon Kinser on Vimeo.

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Our Boys Christmas Present

We hope you all had a very Merry Christmas!! Ours was quite good with the little man in tow. Went down to “Nana & Grandpa’s” house in Birmingham where we spent a few days and Christmas morning, then back home to meet up with some of the Foster Clan (which is always a raucous time).

Christmas morning was highlighted with Brooks showing off his newest skill of rolling over. Yes, we celebrate these small milestones. This was his first successful unassisted rolling over since he was 2 weeks old when he did it for the doctor (we call that a lucky first attempt). This time he did it for Grandpa, so apparently he likes to show off for others, but not so much for us.

Anyways, its a cute video with my dad playing around with Brooks, a few farts, laughable moments, & our celebratory developmental milestone of rolling over.

Brooks Rolls Over : Christmas Day 2009 from Gavin Richardson on Vimeo.

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Grandma Nora’s B’day

today we celebrated Grandma Nora’s b’day (this is erin’s mom’s mom) otherwise know as “Gran-ga-ma” (might not be spelled that way, but its pronounced that way). it was a fun time with family and seeing grandma have a grand ole time with many of her closest & oldest friends.

you can check out this slideshow of pics from the event as well as some the older photos we had for a rolling slideshow during the party.

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the Iron Bowl

as you may know, i’m an University of Alabama graduate and so is my brother. my family has been Crimson Tide fans since i can remember. my granddad is a huge fan. now its not to say that all our family is. at the family reunion we have to deal with the likes of uncle ed and his side of the family who is pure Auburn. anyways, this year’s Iron Bowl was a great game. i was tickled with my dad’s reactions (when he wasn’t piercing my ear drums with same reactions). reminded me of him dancing around on the bed in some random hotel in vermont when we went skiing in new years day of ’93 when Alabama won the national championship game.


Richardson Family Iron Bowl Viewing from Gavin Richardson on Vimeo.